The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has been recognized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) as a winner of the 2024 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards. The award is in the Climate Adaptation category and recognizes the important work being done with the Dyke Road Park Coastal Resiliency Project.
“This award represents a nature-based solution to protect the coastline from erosion and flood risk, and includes the establishment of a new tidal channel and viewing boardwalk, improvements to park amenities, removal of invasive species, and the protection of archaeologically sensitive areas,” explains Robyn Holme, Manager of Long Range Planning and Sustainability. “Thank you to FCM for this incredible recognition and to our various partners, including K’ómoks First Nation, Union of BC Municipalities, Stewardship Centre for BC, Nature Trust of BC, Real Estate Foundation of BC, Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund, Project Watershed, Guardians of Mid-Island Estuaries, and Pacific Salmon Foundation.”
The achievement will be celebrated at FCM’s 2025 Sustainable Communities Conference on February 11, 2025 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The CVRD will not be accepting the award in person; a member from FCM will accept the award on our behalf.
Park improvements and estuary channel work has been ongoing and will continue into the spring. A formal event will take place when the work is complete and open to the public, which is expected to be later in 2025.
This project is supported by previous work done through the Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy (CFAS) Phase 1 and 2, which recommends nature-based approaches to shoreline management to build coastal resiliency, address sea level rise adaptation, and remove invasive species to improve habitat restoration.
For more information on the Dyke Road Park project and construction updates, visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/dykeroadpark.
Link: FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Announcement
The Comox Valley Regional District is a partnership of three electoral areas and three municipalities operating on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of the land. The members of the regional district work collaboratively on providing sustainable services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley.
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Media Contact:
Robyn Holme
Manager of Long Range Planning and Sustainability
250-334-6076